Biological aspects of the genus Brachistosternus (Bothriuridae) in the Atacama Desert (Chile), with the description of a new type of pedipalp macroseta

New data about several aspects of the biology of scorpions of genus Brachistosternus of the Atacama Desert are provided. Predatory techniques on tenebrionid larvae, and large spiders in their burrows are described, as well as the method used to transport large preys. The habitat of Brachistosternus...

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Main Authors: Andrés A. Ojanguren-Affilastro, Ricardo Botero-Trujillo, Alberto Castex, Jaime Pizarro-Araya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Concepción 2016-12-01
Series:Gayana
Online Access:https://gayana.cl/index.php/gn/article/view/209